Alloy wheel refurb guide

[adam cupra 20vt]

To be honest those 2 fillers are pretty much the same and you can't really polish either I'm afraid.

 

[skullmunki]

let me know how you get on Boo

you may be able to get more done than me

Dark grey btw!!! black is farrrrr too common at the moment

 

[MarkWales]

defo dark grey metallic for meb none of this matt look

sorry to all with matt look

 

[TRUMPY]

Yeah as above its worth having a go

Currently doing these ones

fair play to you mate, i am a sprayer for bentley motors in crewe, very impressed with the finish

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Cheers

 

[Erentz]

Great guide! ill be using that over the summer on my A3 alloys

 

[ian cupra r]

quick question - First thanks for great guide just done all my Cupra R wheel weekend just gone (great weather for it helped everything dry) now I have finished them and they are back on the car I think I need one more coat of silver really on them just to finish them off, question is as I have put the laquare on them is it the case of scothbrite them all and respray or do i need to scothbrite, prime them again and then respray the wheels?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

quick question - First thanks for great guide just done all my Cupra R wheel weekend just gone (great weather for it helped everything dry) now I have finished them and they are back on the car I think I need one more coat of silver really on them just to finish them off, question is as I have put the laquare on them is it the case of scothbrite them all and respray or do i need to scothbrite, prime them again and then respray the wheels?

Just scotchbrite..... spray silver then re lacquer them

 

[seantdi]

went into halfords to get some of the stuff. they dont have etch primer to start with but the fellow says that you can put there own brand primer on bare metal.. would it be good enough or should i try ebay etc for etch primer..?? local motor factors dont have it in a rattle can either... also is the red scotchbrite course or fine??
thanks
sean

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

went into halfords to get some of the stuff. they dont have etch primer to start with but the fellow says that you can put there own brand primer on bare metal.. would it be good enough or should i try ebay etc for etch primer..?? local motor factors dont have it in a rattle can either... also is the red scotchbrite course or fine??
thanks
sean

Scotchbrites are colour coded and you want red if your priming over top [think its actually maroon/brown doesnt matter that much] or grey if you just want to repaint.

Gray = Super Fine
Blue = Fine
Maroon = Medium
Brown = Course

I would personally use etch primer as it eats into the metal unlike normal primer.

 

[seantdi]

cheers adam.. halfords seem to have there own brand of them to.. comes in a multi pack.. i would have a good bit of repairs to to... guess i would be aswell to get the etch primmer.. would a coat of filler primer on top be worth while??

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

cheers adam.. halfords seem to have there own brand of them to.. comes in a multi pack.. i would have a good bit of repairs to to... guess i would be aswell to get the etch primmer.. would a coat of filler primer on top be worth while??

Filler primer is awesome stuff if you don't mind paying extra for it and waiting for it to dry

The etch primer I use now is the U-pol stuff its alot cheaper then most and they sell it on ebay to.

 

[seantdi]

ya i must get a look in the motor factors again.. halfords have it on there website but not in the store??

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Thats because there useless

Wilco are good if you have one local.

 

[seantdi]

ya dont have to tell me!! never heard of wilco?? thats the joys of living in ireland...

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

This stuff is pretty good

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Upol-Etch-Pri...plies_Paint&hash=item45f38c4199#ht_500wt_1154

 

[seantdi]

cheers.. i must see will they post it

 

[Mark300zx]

Might have a go at this myself !

 

[seantdi]

how long should you leave it before fitting a trye??

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

how long should you leave it before fitting a trye??

2-3 days just to make sure everything is dry although you can probably get away with it before.